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Thought Leader – Litigation – Alonso Lopes Groch Advogados

21st November 2016
Approaching this special focus on litigation, in particular surrounding the Latin American region, our next thought leader believes keeping abreast with the latest legal developments, communication with foreign lawyers and clients, and effective translation of domestic legislation are key to secure and comfortable firm operations. Here, Leonardo Alonso, Managing Partner of Alonso Lopes Groch Advogados, […]
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Threat of Indemnity Costs for Firms That Dismiss Mediation

24th October 2016
Parties judged to have unreasonably dismissed mediation as an option for out of court settlement risk being hit with indemnity costs, Matthew Smith, costs barrister at Kings Chambers, has warned. The warning comes after Mirror Group Newspapers was last week forced to pay indemnity costs to claimants when Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker, ruled it […]
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Women in Law 2016 Award Winner Follow-up - Karishma Vora

21st October 2016
Back in May this year, Lawyer Monthly awarded and showcased hundreds of top professionals from the legal world, in its Women in Law Awards 2016. To follow up on the impact of the award, and gain a little more insight from our winners, this month we caught up with Karishma Vora, an outstanding barrister at […]
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Mediation: Why We Should Be Aware

19th October 2016
An agreed resolution to a divorce is far more effective than a judge-imposed one in turning round what can be a potentially hostile situation. The actual process of mediation is a good opportunity to look at what underlies the difficulties in divorce arrangements, and at present there is little awareness about the mediation process and […]
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Bar Ethics Chiefs Issue Advice and Warning to Criminal Bar

6th September 2016
Barristers who were not trial counsel but who are instructed to represent convicted defendants in the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal have been given new guidance by the Bar Council’s Ethics Committee on their duty to check the factual basis for the appeal or risk criticism and action by the court. The committee, […]
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How to Tell if your Lawyer is C.R.A.P.

23rd August 2016
Arena Books has published a book for members of the public when they deal with Lawyers which also helps trainee Solicitors understand how to provide the best service possible to them. The book is titled ‘How to Tell if your Lawyer is C.R.A.P.’ Do not be fooled by the play on words in the title. […]
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Time to Stop the Erosion of Legal Professional Privilege

17th August 2016
According to recent figures from the ONS, there were 3.8 million fraud offences committed last year. Fraud has become the most common crime committed in the UK. But when it comes to serious fraud – the big ticket crime committed by banks, companies and their employees – there is little serious data, only broad brush […]
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